Vatsal Patel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Edison, NJ, holding the Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Edward Jones, and New York Life. Outside of his advisory work, Patel owns and operates a beer and wine convenience store called Windsor Shoppe. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and focuses on tailoring advice to client goals, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Brian Segel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company, Cetera, Allied Wealth Partners, and MassMutual. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes fiduciary responsibilities, particularly in non-discretionary asset management and retirement plan consulting.

James Nicolaidis Jr. is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2009. Citigroup Global Markets serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients through various wealth management segments. The firm offers multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies and a broad suite of advisory and execution services, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Eric Colella is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for nine years before joining Kestra in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved with Dynasty Advisors LLC as an insurance agent. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services that include fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients that include large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Steven Cucinelli is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President of Coastal LeTip and manages a youth soccer team with the Middletown Soccer Club Wave Black. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment programs and supports a range of account management options and lending solutions.

Alexander Saulon Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC, holding CFP® certification and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and EverBank. He is also involved with Dynasty Advisors, LLC, where he provides comprehensive financial and insurance planning services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, employee education, and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Elizabeth Espinal is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Santander Securities, LLC. She is based in Princeton, NJ. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides discretionary management through model portfolios and customized solutions, applying a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Jerome Pasichow is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with the Econ Vitality Committee of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance, assisting local businesses with accessing public funds. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using a combination of long-term strategies and third-party asset managers, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Rachel Cecere is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Integrated Financial Concepts and National Life Group since 2020. Cecere is involved in pension education and special needs planning, focusing on helping public school employees and professionals with pensions. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines multiple advisory platforms with a range of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Tracey Fabricius is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citigroup since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Joseph Reilly is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Metuchen, NJ, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He is co-owner of Reilly Financial Group, LLC, which facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Reilly also serves as an advisory board member for Thriv, a lifestyle conference in Metuchen. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Oksana Gniza Yurchenko is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2021, following prior roles including four years at Icap Corporates LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across a range of segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm is notable for its large institutional scale, in-house research, and roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Steven Foerschl is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 43 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at MetLife Securities Inc. and related firms since 1974, with his current roles at Equity Services, Inc. and Integrated Financial Concepts LLC beginning in 2017. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Francis Detota is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2011 and is also an insurance sales agent affiliated with National Life Insurance. He serves on the advisory board of St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church and School, participating in monthly financial council meetings. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options and integrates long-term investment strategies with opportunities for specialized trading.

Alfred Polizzotto III is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC, joining in 2025 after nine years at Commonwealth Financial Network and a long tenure at Polizzotto & Polizzotto, where he also serves as managing member of the law firm. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through Dynasty Advisors LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education, with access to multiple management platforms and caters to both large institutional clients and plan sponsors.

Wilfred Warrick is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Pinnacle Financial Service, MPower America, LLC, and World Financial Group, Inc., among others. Outside of advisory work, he assists Medicare-eligible individuals with Medicare plan selection and enrollment. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers to implement its advisory approach through a large network of advisors and multiple program platforms.

Matthew Derby is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Planning Alliance, LPL Financial, and Alcove Private Wealth. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Viktoriya Irlinsky is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and entrepreneurial ventures such as Modern Optika Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a caregiver in a Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), providing daily living support to a family member. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with in-house research and fulfills unique market roles as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Drew Bukowiec is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Aon, the New York Jets, Deal Golf and Country Club, and Manhattan Bagel. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs.

Jeanne Moir is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds a Series 66 designation, with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2004. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in nonprofit and community activities, serving as a board member of Play2Win, president of the Coastal LeTip networking group, and founder of The Giving Back Forum, which organizes blood drives. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies with options for discretionary and non-discretionary account management.